- Charles Gyamfi
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Charles Gyamfi Personal information Full name Charles Kumi Gyamfi Date of birth 1929 (age 81–82) Place of birth Accra, Ghana Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1948 Sailors 1948-1949 Ebusua Dwarfs 1949-1954 Asante Kotoko 1954-1956 Kumasi Great Ashantis 1956-1960 Hearts of Oak 1960-1961 Fortuna Düsseldorf National team 1950-1961 Ghana Teams managed 1963-1965 Ghana 1972 Africa XI 1982 Ghana 1983-1984 Municipal Club 1984 Somalia U21 1988-1991 AFC Leopards 1992-1993 Ashanti Gold * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Charles Kumi Gyamfi (born in 1929 in Accra [1]) is a retired Ghanaian footballer who is remarkable for being the first African player to play in Germany, when he joined Fortuna Düsseldorf in 1960. [2]
After retiring as a player he became a coach, and career highlights include leading Ghana to the African Cup of Nations three times, making him the most successful coach in ACN history. [3]
In January 2008 he publicly lamented the modern obsession of players with money rather than the love of the game. [3]
His record was equalized by Hassan Shehata of Egypt who led his team to the title in 2006, 2008, and 2010
References
- ^ Richard Avornyotse (2004-07-13). "Nana Kumi Gyamfi I, a soccer legend". Modern Ghana Sports News. http://mobile.modernghana.com/pda.asp?id=VFZSRk1FNTZTWGc9&which=2. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ Kofi Nsiah & Sabrina Schmidt. "50 years of Ghana National Football - The German Connection". German Embassy, Accra. http://www.ghana.diplo.de/Vertretung/ghana/en/03/Nsiah/text.html. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ a b Farayi Mungazi (2008-01-13). "Ghana legend laments money culture". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7185929.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
External links
Ghana national football team – managers Ainsley (1958–59) · Sjolberg (1959–62) · Ember (1962) · Gyamfi (1963–65) · Parreira (1967) · Marotzke (1968–70) · Koufie (1970–73) · Nicolae (1973–74) · Weigang (1974–75) · Sampaio (1977–78) · Osam-Duodu (1978–81) · Gyamfi (1982–83) · Afranie (1984) · Addo (1984) · Gutendorf (1986–87) · Osam-Duodu (1988–89) · Ziese (1990–92) · Pfister (1992–93) · Osam-Duodu (1993) · Larsen (1993–94) · Affrey-Fynn (1994) · Gavrilă (1995) · Kurtz (1996) · Arday (1996–97) · Israël (1997–98) · Dossena (1999–00) · Osam-Duodu (2000) · Attuquayefio (2001) · Osam-Duodu (2001–02) · Živadinović (2002) · Afranie (2002–03) · Ziese (2003) · Zumdick (2003) · Barreto (2003) · Arday (2004) · Dujković (2004–06) · Le Roy (2006–08) · Tetteh (2008) · Rajevac (2008–10) · Appiah (2010–11) · Stevanović (2011–)
Categories:- 1929 births
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